Games on September 10, 1969

The games of September 10, 1969

14 games were played on September 10, 1969, according to Retrosheet. The St. Louis Cardinals routed the Pittsburgh Pirates 11-2, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 11-4, the California Angels over the Kansas City Royals. The closest finishes were the Baltimore Orioles 8-7 over the Boston Red Sox, the Chicago White Sox 3-2 over the Minnesota Twins, the San Diego Padres 2-1 over the Cincinnati Reds, and the New York Mets 3-2 over the Montreal Expos. The rest of the slate: the Atlanta Braves topped the San Francisco Giants 8-4, the Detroit Tigers topped the Cleveland Indians 4-1, the Los Angeles Dodgers fell to the Houston Astros, 8-1, the New York Mets topped the Montreal Expos 7-1, the Oakland Athletics fell to the Seattle Pilots, 9-4, the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Chicago Cubs 6-2, the St. Louis Cardinals topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 2-1, and the Washington Senators beat the New York Yankees 6-1. The Montreal Expos and the New York Mets and the St. Louis Cardinals and the Pittsburgh Pirates each met twice, as doubleheaders. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Sep 9, 1969 and the next, Sep 11, 1969. The 1969 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.